The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-21
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL
To-Day,s DoIngs.

To-Day's Doings-
MEETING OF COMMON COUNCIL. evening.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE-"TheS Still Alarm" even
THE MUsEU M-@Loss in London" afternoon and
evening
In Brief
Unless the weather becomes too severe the
Illinois street tunnel will be- finished in ten days
two weeks. Five tracks that are in use al
ready pass oTer it.
The Methodists of B-ightwood have just COM
pleted a new church building. the first erected
there. IL will be dedicated next Sunday morn
ing 1t is intended TO make the occasion an in
teresting one
Inc residence of Thomas Madden, at the cor
ner OF Illinois and Fifth streets. caught fire
from q defective fiue. yesterday morning. be-
tween and o'clock, but the fire was extin-
guished before it had done much damage
WILL HINES PLAY IN INDIANAPoLIs2
Eastern sporting papers say that it is now
doubtful il Paul Hines will be transferred from
Washington to the Indianapolis Baseball Club.
Hines wants to go to Pittsbure. and expresses
an unwiiiinyness to sign contract to play with
ourg Climb has been sent to Washington TO try to
inouce him not to agree to come here.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE POOR
Thanksgiving contributions for the poor will
be received tomorrow by the managers of the
Orphan Asylum at the When clothing store, the
managers of the Colored Orphan Asylum at No.
% North Pennsylvania street. and the
OF the Home for Friendess Women at Pfafins
music store. Contributions of clothing, money
groceries or coal will be acceptable and will be
put to the best possible use.
FUGITIVE VOLUNTARILY sURRENDERs.
Isaac Fritz. the colored man who cut William
Dyer in fight board bill in George
Zapf's saloon on Columbia avenue last Monday
night, appeared at the station-house last night
and gave himself up He charged with
assault and battery. Dyer very seriously
hurt, but 10 recovering RAPIDLY. Fritz left the
learned Dyer would recover. concluded to re-
turn and stand trial He keeps a boarding
house on Columbia avenue.
PASSED A COUNTERFEIT DOLLAR.
Charles Fredericks. fftesn-year-old boy
from Shelbyville. employed q calgraph
writer N detective Hobbs's Office. was arrested
by detective Bruce yesterday for passing a
counterfeit dollar. Dir. Hobbs was formerly ia
the government service, and came into posses
sion OF some counterfeit money, which he saved
as relic. On Saturday evening young Freder
icks, who was out OF money. took q counterfeit
dollar from Mr. Hobbss desk and got it changed
at the market-house for good money He
thoughtlessly told where he worked and yester-
counterfeit, it given to detective Bruce, and
the arrest followed.
BLOODY FIGHT IN A GAMBLING RESORT.
gambling resort for negroes, run by Gus
Bristow. in q little room in the rear of ST. Clair
Hall, on Indiana avenue. was the scene of very
lively fight last evening" between and o'clock.
The principals in the difficulty were Isaac Bar
Der and Bristow. The dispute grew of the
''take-of' Bristow to receive from a game
Of oontz Several blow. pass ed inside the house,
and then Bristow undertook put Barber out
In the struggle Bristow drew and cut
Barber once on the NECK, almost reaching the
Jugular vein. once on the and the
leg. The injuries are of very dangerous nat
ure AS soon as he saw what he had done he
disappeared. and the police have not yet found
him Barber was taken to the City Hospital,
and last night his condition was very critical
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE LYRA KIRMEss.
The arrangements for the Lyra kirmess give
assurance that il will be very pleasing enter
tanment The klrmess will differ in more than
one way from the old-time ana old-style fair
The arrangements of the booths and the decora-
tons OF the hall will surpass anything presented
in this CITY in q similar line before. Such feat
urss the postofice. which have often acted
as a drawback instead of an attraction, will be
omitted entirely, and there to be many
novel and amusing features. The kirmess will
take place on the last three days of the month.
and on Dec. there will bs a ball, which tho
committees expect to make a very fine affair.
The members and frieEds of tho Lyva ere look
ing ahead with great deal Of interest to the
fair. as one of the events of the season and one
OF the most interesting entertainments ever
given by the society.
THE CABLE-LINE PROJECT.
Col. ". W. Dudley was in the city yesterday
partly account of the cable-roa6 enterprise
but more particularly, he said. to visit friends.
The Indianapolis Cable Companys affairs the
Colonel remarked. are in good condition ''Tha
purposes of the company" he continued, ''have
not been changed in the least The assignment
of the New York Construction Company will
affect US in the least. No contract had been
made with it to build the road, and our company
wonld in any event. have had no other interest
ir, fair he ou1 rahi ia line vvilt ho
operation the 1et of December, and it is expected
the one here will be in working order by the
time specified in the charter can say no more
than that just I will be here fire.
quently during the winter, but the most of my
timeis to be spent in Washington. will. how
ever have a representative In Indianapolis"
The Colonel left for Chicago last night.
DEATH OF MRS. CATHERINE MORRISON.
Mrs. Catherine Morrison, widow of John T.
Morrison. who was for many years prominent in
Indiana politics. and at one time Treasurer Of
State. died at her home on North Penns ylvania
street, yesterday. aged seventv-six years. Her
death resulted from paralysis, with which she
was stricken about two weeks ago. She was a
native of North Carolina. but came to lndianap-
oils long enough ago to be one of the oldest resi-
dents of the city. She was member of the
Society of Friends, and was prominent in relig-
ious and charitable works, and throughout her
life much of her time had been devoted to doing
good for others. She the mother Of large
family. the surviving members of which
Sarah ?. and Robert l. Morrison, living at
Knehtstown; Mrs F. NJ Finch, Mrs D. W.
Coffin Mrs R. w. Cathcart. Capt. T. w. Nor
rison. DIR. John B. Morrison and Mr.. Frank ".
Morrison. Captain Morrison is in the regular
army, and is now stationed at Fort Ringgold,
Texas
Industrial and Trade Notes.
John G. Below, of this city. has received let
ters patent on a machine for shaving barrel
hoops.
The Indianapolis bolt and machine works has
considerably increased its force Of employees and
is pressed with orders.
Hetherington 6 Berner who have just placed
in position two large boilers. have arranged for
heating them with natural gas.
Dean Brothers have just completed addi-
ton to their foundry, and will add a story to
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